Laird will replace David Ross as Brian McCann’s backup. Ross recently signed a two-year, $6.2 million contract with the Boston Red Sox.

Laird hit .282 with two homers, 11 RBIs and a .337 on-base percentage in 63 games with the Detroit Tigers this past season, while serving as a backup to Alex Avila.

The 33-year-old Laird has proven to be a good-luck charm in recent seasons, having won a World Series championship with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 and having reached the Fall Classic with the Tigers in 2012.